Born June 13, 1927, in Georgetown, he was the son of Thomas Franklin and Nancy Pearl (Wilson) Mayfield. He married Wilma Lynn Sharp March 14, 1953.

He graduated from Georgetown High School in 1946, and was also a graduate of Asbury College. He served as pastor of 25 churches in the Southern Indiana District of the United Methodist Church. He had been a member of Mitchell Masonic Lodge No. 228 F&AM and was Past Master of the Brazil Masonic Lodge No. 264 F&AM.

He belonged to the York Rite, Order of Purple Cross and York Cross of Honor, Indianapolis White Shrine, and was a former member of the Mitchell Rotary Club. He was a U. S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion Post No. 250.

Funeral service will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 23, at the Jacob Finger United Methodist Church with Reverend Eric Kersey and Past District Superintendent Tom True officiating. Military honors accorded by American Legion Post No. 250 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9107 will precede the service. Friends may call from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center and from 1:30 p.m. until the service on Sunday at the church. Graveside service will be at Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery in Lanesville on Monday at 12:30 p.m.